Rep. Thomas Massie condemned President Donald Trump’s bid to pressure elite universities, applauding MIT for rejecting a White House compact that would tie priority federal funding to conditions such as curbing international enrollment and barring transgender athletes from competing by gender identity. In a post on X, Massie praised his...
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson urged universities to protect Jewish students amid what she called an unacceptable rise in campus antisemitism, announcing government-funded training and letters to vice-chancellors. The Union of Jewish Students will deliver 600 sessions for university staff, alongside £4m for projects countering online misinformation and promoting interfaith understanding,...
Inflation has edged up in three of the past four months, reaching 2.9% in August, even as President Donald Trump says “inflation has been defeated” and the Fed cuts rates. Economists warn that tariffs and still-rising everyday costs — from groceries to coffee — risk keeping prices elevated and eroding...
In Israel, survivors and bereaved families wrestled with a ceasefire exchange that will free around 2,000 Palestinian detainees as Hamas begins releasing 48 Israeli hostages, about 20 believed alive. Tal Hartuv, scarred from a 2010 stabbing that killed her friend, found one of her attackers on the release list and...
Afghanistan said it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers and seized 25 army posts in overnight “retaliatory” border operations after what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace. Pakistan did not confirm casualties; its prime minister said the army responded forcefully and destroyed several Afghan posts. The clashes, following Afghan...
Saturday Night Live marked its 50th anniversary with host Amy Poehler, who portrayed Pam Bondi in a Senate spoof and delivered a monologue poking fun at AI. Tina Fey appeared as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, recruiting for ICE, while Aubrey Plaza cameoed in a sexually charged Hunting Wives parody....
China defended its Oct. 9 rare earth export controls as lawful and limited, saying approvals will be granted for compliant applications and military-linked items denied. The rules extend to related IP and technology and require licenses for products containing over 0.1% domestically sourced rare earths or made with Chinese methods....
Chinese President Xi Jinping drew a firm red line as China unveiled sweeping global export controls on products containing even traces of certain rare earths, aiming to stem new US restrictions. In response, Donald Trump threatened to cancel a planned in-person meeting with Xi — their first in six years...
Gaza’s fragile ceasefire held for a second day as displaced families filtered back through ruins and Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv ahead of a planned Monday release of 48 hostages, though the government says only around 20 are believed alive. About 200 U.S. troops arrived in Israel to monitor the...
An explosion at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant in rural McEwen, Tennessee, leveled the facility and killed 16 people, authorities said, leaving no survivors. The blast, felt for miles, reduced buildings and vehicles to twisted, charred debris as investigators comb the site for evidence; the cause remains unknown and foul...
